Inspired to Write Student's Book Readings and Tasks to Develop Writing Skills

Name: Inspired to Write Student's Book Readings and Tasks to Develop Writing Skills
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ISBN: 9780521537117

ISBN-10: 0521537118

ISBN-13: 9780521537117

Edition: 2nd 2004

Authors: Jean Withrow, Gay Brookes, Martha Clark Cummings

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Inspired to Write offers a choice of 45 readings taken from a variety of genres, including personal essays, stories, newspaper and magazine articles, and academic texts. The readings in the Student's Book provide students with models of good writing, stimuli for discussion, and inspiration for their own writing. This text is written by the same authors as Changes, which this volume now replaces. It includes 15 of the most popular readings from that text and maintains the same student-centered and collaborative approach. The new book has three units, divided into four thematic subsections. It features Toolboxes and Writer's tip boxes that are woven throughout the text, each presenting…

Book details

List price: $64.50
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 4/5/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 242
Size: 7.05" wide x 10.00" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



To the Instructor


To the Student


Authors' Acknowledgements


Map of the World



Becoming


Family Origins


Brothers



The Brown Hen



Memory: My Mother



There Was Rice at Every Meal



Revision


Between Two Cultures


Safe



I Answer to "Elaine"



Translating Means Growing Up Fast



No Comprendo



Revision


Heroes


Five New Words at a Time



My Family Hero



An Act of Courage



Revision


Identity


Believing in the True Self



Becoming a Writer



Homage to my hips



The Search for Identity



Smoking



Revision



New Vistas and Ventures


Opening New Doors


The First Day



A Walk to the Jetty



On Turning Fifty



The Transitions of Life



Revision


Dating and Marriage


Pebbles



Kids Talk about Dating across Cultural Lines


Weddings



Revision


Work


The First Job



Behind the Counter



To be of use



The Model Medic



Revision


Exploring Emotions


Hope Emerges As Key to Success in Life



It's O.K. to Cry: Tears Are Not Just a Bid for Attention



Going Through the House



Black Steer Canyon



Revision



A Changing World


Health


Kids and Chemicals



War on Disease



No Laughing Matter



Revision


Environment


The Mercury's Rising



Warming Seas Prompt Tuvalu Evacuation


Buzzard



The Brave Little Parrot



Revision


Gender Roles


Taming Macho Ways



Women and Work: Around the World, Women Earn Less


Battling Chauvinism to Do a Man's Job


First Lullabye



Revision


Into the Future


Kill Your Television



Lectures vs. Laptops



Letters


The 20th Century: What's Worth Saving?



Entering the Twenty-First Century



Revision


Peer Feedback Form


Index of Toolboxes


Index of Readings


Index of Authors


Acknowledgements


Art Credits